News from United States
Rising Power Demand from Heat Pumps and EVs: Enphase Adds Backup Power to European Home Batteries
24 Jul 2026 13:51 | Fremont — As growing electrification from heat pumps and electric vehicles pushes up household electricity demand across Europe, home battery systems increasingly need to combine higher capacity with resilience against power outages, without requiring owners to replace their existing installations. read more...
USA: Data Centers Drive Power Demand – Siemens and Fuelcell Energy Partner on Fuel Cell Solutions
21 Jul 2026 11:46 | Wendell, N.C., and Danbury, Conn. — Power demand from data centers in the United States is growing rapidly, increasingly pushing operators to generate electricity quickly and on site rather than wait for a conventional grid connection. Against this backdrop, Siemens Corporation, the US subsidiary of Siemens AG, and fuel cell manufacturer Fuelcell Energy signed a memorandum of understanding on July 9, 2026. read more...
Sunrun Combines Tens of Thousands of Home Batteries into One of California's Largest Distributed Power Plants
15 Jul 2026 10:14 | San Francisco — Rising power demand from AI data centers and electrification is putting growing pressure on California's power grid. US storage provider Sunrun will therefore make up to 425 megawatts of dispatchable capacity available this summer from a distributed power plant of networked home battery systems. read more...
Sunrun Taps New Business Field: Distributed Solar Systems to Provide AI Computing Power
13 Jul 2026 11:08 | San Francisco — The booming market for artificial intelligence (AI) is opening up new business opportunities. US solar and storage specialist Sunrun Inc. plans to use its distributed energy infrastructure for AI computing capacity going forward. read more...
Major Hydrogen Project in Australia: Plug Power to Supply Electrolyser for Orica's Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub
10 Jul 2026 15:19 | Slingerlands — Australia's hydrogen sector has reached a key milestone as the first project under the Hydrogen Headstart program advances to construction. Mining and explosives group Orica has taken a final investment decision (FID) for the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub. US company Plug Power will supply a PEM electrolyser for the project. read more...
Growing Power Demand from AI Data Centers: Brookfield Expands Bloom Energy Financing Framework Fivefold to USD 25 Billion
02 Jul 2026 15:39 | New York/San Jose — The rapidly growing power demand of artificial intelligence data centers is creating new challenges for the infrastructure industry worldwide, particularly with regard to fast and reliable energy supply. Investment firm Brookfield and fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) are significantly expanding their strategic partnership to finance fast power solutions for AI infrastructure. read more...
Alterric Expands Management Team for Growth Strategy – Ingmar Schmitt Appointed New CFO
02 Jul 2026 09:05 | Aurich, Germany – Wind and hybrid park operator Alterric is positioning itself for its next growth phase and expanding its management board. As of July 1, 2026, Ingmar Schmitt will take over the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The experienced finance executive will primarily focus on financing structures and corporate development at the renewable energy company. read more...
USA: SunZia, Largest Wind Farm in U.S. History at 3,650 MW, Fully Commissioned
02 Jul 2026 08:59 | Albuquerque, USA – Despite a more challenging policy environment for new wind energy projects under the Trump administration, wind power expansion in the United States continues. Project developer Pattern Energy has completed full commercial operations of the SunZia Wind Farm, which has an installed capacity of 3,650 MW. read more...
US Wind Market Defies Trump Policies as Nordex Secures Orders for 809 MW
01 Jul 2026 17:08 | Hamburg/USA – Wind energy expansion in the United States continues to move forward despite strong headwinds from Washington. Nordex Group has reported several major orders from the United States within the space of a few weeks, bringing its total US order intake to around 809 MW. read more...
Juwi Reaches One-Gigawatt Construction Milestone in Global Wind and Solar Projects
30 Jun 2026 15:15 | Wörrstadt – The global expansion of wind and solar energy continues to gain momentum. Juwi, an internationally active developer, is involved in numerous projects across several continents and has now reached a notable milestone. read more...
